I was curious about other Big Ten fanbases's reaction to the whole Barker situation. I haven't really sided with either Kill or Barker, but I just thought that I'd clear some things up:

- Barker is a walk-on and only had two receptions prior to this year. Kill during this season didn't outright say that Barker would be awarded with a scholarship, but it's unimaginable that Kill actually wouldn't have awarded Barker with a scholarship next semester.

- In his rant, he said he didn't consistently ice his ankle because it made his ankle "stiff." What? He also says he went to various other measures to self-diagnose himself and help his ankle without notifying the training staff.

- In his TV interview, he admitted to have had previous problems with authority. Multiple times on twitter he as bashed his high school coach.

All that being said, some of the allegations are damning, and the gay and religious slurs are unacceptable.